Hatchet.



R A. BURGESS.

HATGHBT.

APPLIUATION rum) 11113.14, 191s.

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Specification. ci' Letters Patent.

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'To all wit/)mit may conce/1v1.

` Be it 'kiiovvn that l, FRANK A. Bimenes, a citizen of the United States, and a resident lof Geneva, inthe county of Kane and State n'of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hatchets; and l do. hereby declare that the following is a fnlh clear, and exact description thereof,

reference being had to the accompanying ie'dravvings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specication.

fr 1his invention relates to hatehete e reinforcement secured to the handle and in overlapping engagement with the head.

rlflie principal object of the invention is to provide a simple, economical and eicient metallic hatchet. l

Other and further objects of the invention will appear from an examination of the following description and claims and from an inspection of the accompanying "l drawings.

The invention consists in the features, combinations, and details of construction herein described and claimed,

.ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side view of a hatchet constructed in ecc( 1' nance with my improvements, with a. tion of the handle broken away to show construction of the interior portion of the the

of the hatchet and the handle; S, a hori- :LontalV sectional View, taken on line 2 of l'ig. l, through the head and the portion of handle secitred to tl 1 head or hatch-et body., with portion of the handle bro-infn sectional elevation, talen on line 3 of l? looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. a detail view in perspective of the metallic reinforcing member whiehis secured in overlapping en 'een the head and overlapping por ,r the handle; Fig. 5, a view iii-sect r...ev if tal on line 5 of Finzi locking in i .rection of the arroi; Fig. l, a detai in eection of the inner reinforeenjient, and tubular pontion of a metallic handle formed of'sheet metal with the edges of trie tubular portion of the reinforcement in abrira-ting en tti gageinait and brazed together on one side havingY metallic body or head and a metallic handie overlapping the head and provided with.

reinforcement between the head or body of the handle, and the edges of the tuljnilar portion which forms the handle in abutting engagement on the opposite side or bottoni of the handle and crazed together; Fig. 7, a detail sectional view of the tubular portion of a metallic reinforcing member formed in two pieces having abutting edges on opposite sides of the handle or in dianietrically opposite portions; and Fig. 8, a detail view in cross-section of the tubular portion of a metallic reinforcement formed oftivo pieces of sheet metal having overlapping marginal portions upset or brazed to'geth'ei',aiid adapt`1 ed to be mounted in the hollow portion of a.

tubular metallic handle.

.ln constructing a hatchet in the form'- illustrated in the drawings in accordance with my invention and improvements, I

provide'ay head or hatchet body, which coniprises a hammer portion a, and blade Z) secured to or forming a part of the hammer portion.y rl'he hammer portion and blade portion of the head are', by preference, made in separate parts, the hammer portion. being provided with side pieces c and (l which extend rearwardly from the hammer face and have a space e therebetween into which the shank or butt end of the blade ei;- tends. The side pieces c and a?. provided with perforations f therethrough which reg-- .ister with perforations g iii. the blade inembei', and rivets it or similar securing means extend through said perforations' and through the reinforcing member wd handle hereinafter described, for secu.-,g all of said parts to ther (see Figs. l., il and 3).

ihandle t, formed, by preference, of a single piece of sheet inetal bent into tubular forni and having its margins by prefer enee in abutting engagement 'with each other and extending longitudinally of the handle, is secured in overlapping engage nient with the head oi' 'hate/het body, the handle being provided with. forked end eertions.; which extend in overlapping engage nient .vith'the head or hammer andv blade members of the head or hatciet body on opposite sides thereof. The forked end portiene or side pieces j' of thel handle are each provided with perforations if: vvhi h. register with the perforations f in the rearwardly proiecting forked end or side pieces of the hammer member and with the perforations the rivets ,7.1, entend, as already suggested.

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Y .tinuous unbroken p'o'tion of me other one LLA lon

orion m' cheek plates m e.

Nidee ci? the i12. Wedel' :y

EL El (1 diemei'ca y ious j of he thai the meeting edges of each of Said members, z'especii ey, are Qverapped by a c-L-n;

of said members. ,These marginal portions 0 be in abutting engagement with each other, as indicated in Fig. and ae adapted to be brazed so as to form tube having continuous unbroken :umulmfwzlls @n the inside of the tubular handle member-z'. The reinforcing membei may bebIaZe ai@ 5i-ie handle iemiler z' into the hoiow perio of which it. extende. The foiked psrions of side pieces m the reifiorcemen e opposite sides of the i head and forked end pmLiGns J' laas shownin Fig and 65 im pieerence, of suiieient Width ,i subsaniaiiy ali of niece am@ f5, Leipectively,

l o"- ,i'iappec and the bandi@ and 'the oppesite of the are bem www same may be pointed om in l claims.

ce Lne tom 1s f Lamb? rez@- l 1 i.' i f .1 o 511e weeen q? een i end potion Gf exi'enf in ov g i i the hammer ful-Ci b 'ons j, Le *naigina es bein@ in a mti'iii and adalke/d to be bram? Hed, :is to form a mami; 13 gember the shape of which, corresponds with lle l'elnfc! her and aapted to be is form the tubuar otion of a reime-sing member which is, prefe-eice, f a corlesponing with nh 'F L.

siown in is manfes that the details of cassini-eef :phatc'znet ccfntainiig the f" l foin; may he ieu. ger, @lit-ei Cheek Loeaoae plates on opposite sides of and in overlapping engagement with the head, a reinforcing member fitting Within the handle and having forked portions in overlapping engagement with the head and overlapped by said outer cheek plates on opposite sides of the head, and means for securing said parts i all to ether.

-2. a hatchet, the combinationof a metallic head,a tubular metallic handle having -forked end portions forming outer cheek plates on opposite sides of the head,'a reinforcing member fitting within the handle and having forked portions in overlapping engagement with the head on oppositel sides thereof and of less Width'than the overlappingi outer cheek plates of the handle, said outer cheek plates having marginal portions bent inward and inclosing the adjacent margins of the forked portions of the reinforcement,.and means for rigidly securing said overlapping parts all together.

In a hatchet, the combination of a metallic head, a tubular metallic handle having forked end portions forming outer cheek plates on opposite sides of thehead, a reinforcing member having a tubular portion fitting Within the handle, and having forked portions integral with said tubular portion vofthe reinforcement extending on-l opposite sides of and in overlapping engageinent'l ,With the head, saidforked portions being of'less Width Athan the outer overlapping i cheek plates of the handle member,` said ,cheek plates having their marginal ortions bent inward .into engagement-With t e head and into position to cover and inclose the edges of the'forked portions of the rein.-

f forcing member, and common 'rivets each extending through the overlapping portions of all of said members.

4. ln a hatchet, the combination of a metallic head comprising a hammer member and a blade member in overlapping engagement with each other, a tubular .metallicl handle havin@ forked end portions formin outer cheek in overlapping engagement with the hammer member and blade, a reinforcing mem- .ber fittingwthin the handle and having forked' portions in overlapping engagement with the head and overlapped by the outer plates on opposite sidesv of an l cheek -plates on opposite'sides of the head,

forcing member having a tubular .shank'fitf ting Within the handle and having forked portions in overlapping engagement with the head on opposite sides thereof and of less Width than the overlapping outer cheek plates of the handle, said outer cheek plates having marginal portions bent inward into engagement With and inclosing the adjacent edges of the forked portions of the reinforcement, vand vconnecting means adapted to rigconnect all of said'overlapping parts.

presence of two Witnesses, this sixth day of Feby., A; D. 1913.

I FRANK A. BURGESS.

Witnesses: v v

ELLEN ROBERTS GilmrNGHAM, il.. W. Noname.

testimony that I claim theforegoing asv my invention I aliix my signature 1n the 

